Gap View Farm

Historical marker location:

9464 Charles Town Rd, Charles Town, West Virginia

( Marker is on Route 9 Bike Path, 0.8 miles north of Currie Road, on the right when traveling north.)

West Virginia 9. Charles Town to Martinsburg.

West Virginia is the only state in the United States to be created as a result of the Civil War. In 1861, Virginia seceded from the Union, but many residents in the western part of the state opposed secession and eventually formed their own state, which was admitted to the Union in 1863.